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Question - Big Ink is a chain of tattoo parlors that follows IFRS. The following data is for 2020:

Golf club dues were $30,000.

Automated tattoo machinery was acquired on January 1, 2019, for $200,000. Straight-line depreciation is over a 10-year life with a $20,000 residual value. For taxes, the 30% rate class is used, and Big Ink applied the CRA half year rule in 2019.

On December 31, 2020, Big Ink accrued a provision for legal expense of $40,000. The estimated legal liability of $40,000 relates to four pending lawsuits. In addition to the $40,000, legal costs paid out in cash during 2020 were $60,000. These related to lawsuits started and settled during 2020. Big Ink believes that the new automated equipment will reduce the number of lawsuits.

Pretax accounting income for 2020 is $880,000. The income tax rate is 25%.

Instructions -

1. Make a schedule (starting with pretax accounting income) to calculate taxable income. On your schedule, indicate a subtotal for accounting income after permanent differences.

2. Prepare the journal entries to record income taxes for 2020.